Microsoft and Google Wars - Are you prepared?
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Within the past 3 years, Google has taken aim at Microsoft and visa versa. Nearly all services and/or planned services have been countered by the other. Here is a current (as of this post) list comparing Microsoft and Google products:
| Microsoft | |
|---|---|
| MSN Search | Google.com |
| MS Office | StarOffice |
| Hotmail | GMail |
| MSN Toolbar | Google Toolbar |
| Windows Desktop Search | Google Desktop |
| Windows Live Messenger (MSN IM) | Google Talk |
| Local.Live.Com | Local.Google.Com |
| Virtual Earth | Google Earth |
| MSN and Live.com | Personalized Google |
| Office Live | Google Page Creator |
| Windows Live Shopping | Froogle |
| Vista/Live.com Gadgets | Google Dashboard Widgets for Mac |
| Script# | Google GWT |
The two most recent are the and Nikhil Kothari’s Script#. I created a sample Google Pages site and for most GMail users (non-technical), it might work. However, there is almost no functionality.
The only thing that Microsoft has on Google (as far as products, not necessarily quality, etc) is the XBox and XBox Live.
Jason N. Gaylord
